Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-13
THE BALTIMOR Z OUTRAGE.
Testimony Of Miss Powell and Her As
saiIant.

THE BALTIuOR f OUTRAGE.
Testimony Of Miss Powell and Her As.
| saiIant.
The trial of Mate Kilton for assault upon Miss
| Powell was continued in Baltimore yesterday
/ Capt. Powell, whose testimony OF the day before
| was given In The STAR yesterday was briefly
cross-examined, without developing anything
| new. Geo. W. Eldridge, the second mate on the
| same bark with Kilton, was next examined He
said that about IL O'Clock on the night OF the
| sault he saw Kilton on the deck OF the bark and
heard sounds OF confusion on the dock He heard
/ some one cry, 20, my God; my papa! and he
asked Kilton what the trouble was. Kilton re-
piled, my Goo, I've done something I'm sorry
for, and done IL against her will"
Dr. Hooper and the doctors at the hospital
testified as 10 the condition OF the girl after the
| assault
4 MISS PowKLLs STATEMENT
| Miss Powell next came upon the stand. She was
| heavily yelled and Was supported by her father.
She said she was seventeen years old. 'The first
| tine ever saw Walter l. Kilton" she continued,
was on sunday, July g. He invited me and father
| the afternoon on the bark and took tea On Mon
day Mr. kilton said to Ine, Don't you want TO take
| 70 go?' We went 10 an old woman's cake stand,
and then he invited me TO go to the park i said
must any atHer he our
NO, he was not WELL lie asked papa II / could
go 10 the park; papa said to KiltOn, You are
man asked papa II 1 should go. He SAID,
Baby, II you want TO go, do So Papa went
Kilton said TO my father he would bring me
back In safety. While We were waiting in the
| ferry-house he asked me my age. asked him
| said he had none. We went TO Druid Hill Park by
a MadiSon-avenue car. He took dinner at the
we were looking at the bears In the pit saw him
looking at me very steadily. We went TO the lake
and he asked me 70 go rowing. ] declined we
went 10 the pavilion, where there are statues
| around, and then TO a bench. He said, Are you
going To answer my question: l asked why ne
wanted 10 know, as i could answer him better II
| knew his object He said he had serious inten-
| tons. / asked how old he thought was. He said
twenty -four. We sat there a long time. He SAID
later that ne mad another question 10 ask. Salu
! IL was time 10 go home and he could ask me going
along. We went 10 the Citizens line entrance.
lie kept saying that he was thirsty. i said
wished he could get something TO quench his
thirst. He took drink at the pump and said I'M
mediatey after that he was thirsty. lie went TO
a nltle store there and bought some bananas,
candy, cartridges, and fireworks. We went TO the
Madison avenue entrance. He wanted TO get ON
the wrong car i insisted on getting on the car
that we came out In. 1t was crowded. We got on
the Broadway car. On Broadway a lady in the
pulled her watch and said: 1T is 10 O'Clock.
We were about ten minutes alter that getting TO
the ferry. He wanted 10 get small terry boat.
i said, No, We Will go over In the same ferry that
we came on We waited about twenty minutes
for the ferry. After we went over he took Inc
across toward the piers TO a steep place and
wanted 10 lump down. i refused ana tOOk
path by the pier. When we came TO the beam he
seized my arm and said he had a question 10 ask
me. said wanted to go TO my father. 1t Was
late and wanted TO give my father the fireworks.
He asked II he might Kiss me. said, mo, you are
stranger TO me, and l never kiss any man but
my father 1 asked him 10 take me TO the vessel,
a, my father would be anxious about Inc. He
took hold OF my arms above the wrists and said he
was going TO hold Inc until consented. He asked
me II did not think we should meet again. said,
Mo; you Will go back to Maine and Will go TO
virginia lie seized me and pulled me into his
lap NE sitting down on the Sill. and Kissed me by
force. screamed, and he persisted in his assault,
pushing me down over sill" To Mr.. Heu1Sler,
cioss-examining, Miss Powell said 1t was 1O:45
when they reached The pier and 11.30 O'Clock when
she got 10 her fathers arms.
Mr.. Heuisler.-I regret TO have to ask you these
Miss PowelL-'T don't regret to have to speak
the truth"
NATE KILroN's STORY.
Hilton, the prisoner, was put upon the witness
stand. He described how he first met Miss Powell
and her father, and told of their visit to his vessel
The prisoners testimony as to his asking Miss
Powell 10 go, and her acceptance, and their going
to the PARK and to the eating saloon cOrreSponded
with that OF Miss Powell and her father. Con-
Iinuing, he said: when we left the dining-room
bought cigar at stand near the door that
you come out wnen you leave the room. l asked
her II she had any objection TO my smoking. She
said no. We saw the bears and monkeys, and then
took walk. got turned around then. but she
S Saa se k 70 the wa nea asked s ed sne
but when we seen we were on the other Side
OF the lake from the bOat-house, and we saw how
long II would take 10 get there, we thought We
wouldn't. We went into pavilion and Sat there
about ten minutes. When we got to the car ION
the way homel, saw car with Broadway Oh it,
and knew the car We came up ON had Broadway
on IT, and said 70 her, That's our car she said,
mo, IT'S not.' i said are you Sure?' she said yes,
I'm sure and went her Way. IL was the same
carve came up on. Miss Powell said so, and
Knew IL because II was the same conductor. There
W ISN'T much conversation between Us going down
on the car. Several times went to sleep When
We had reached the ferry said to her. Hadn't
you rather take the small ferry and you could go
right 10 your 1ather's boat i thought we
could get there quicker than by taking
the big boat; she said no. and / said
ali right. we went in the waiting-room. and
waited there twenty minutes for the boat. As we
were going over In the boat my head ached so bad
ly, said 10 her, Miss Powell, can put my head
ldd my head ON her shoulder till We got 10 the
other side When We LETT the boat we took the
saline way we came, ana before you get TO the pier
uIere are two ways; missed the one by which we
Game, and We walked over a bank OF sand We
went arm-in-arm. Just before we got To the pier
i said TO her: May / Kiss your She didn't say
shouldn't, but said, you are IA STRANGER TO me- /
walked on, and DIDN'T say anything more TO her
TIL came a stringeI, where asked her to sit
down. she didn't sit down, but did" He then
tod how he kissed her, and that she let him
do So Also, that she permitted all his ad-
prisoner broke down several times his voice failed
hin, and he sat lnere with tears dropping down
her fathers boat Jumped on the boat and spoke
10 capt. Powell, but he didn't hear Inc; then /
called again, and said Will you listen me, and
let Inc tel you how this happened?' He made a
dive for me and said, You villain, die this night
you SMALL ran and went on the bark and went
down To Eldridge."
Mr.. heuiSier-"Where was he?'
WitneSs-"he was sound asleep in his bunk. I
woke him and said 10 him: Il have done something
I'm sorry for" He said: "WhaI?' Kilton then told
the court what he said to Edridge Continuing:
"Eldridge SAID 10 mt: You didn't force her, diu
your No. said Il did II with her CONSENT"
kIltOn then said Eldrtdge told him he'd better 90
somewhere. He took the L O'Clock boat TO the
foot OF Broadway went TO Becks and was there
arrested de said he had not told DrOSte or
PumpArey that he had done this deed against the
young woman's Will He SAID he told them he had
done IL with her consent.
DIR. kerr-"Dd she give you any reason to
think you might take the liberty you did In the
boaJ?"
kiton-"No, SIR"
M. Kerr-"Then don't you think It rather a
strange thing 10 do 10 put your head on a young
giris shoulder VINO was q stranger 10 your"
hlton-"l don't see any harm in such a thing as
that"
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